8,500 steps a day: a better target for keeping weight off
TL;DR
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity suggests that about 8,500 daily steps, not 10,000, can help maintain weight after dieting. In trials, participants who raised daily steps to roughly 8,450 during weight loss and about 8,241 during maintenance lost weight and kept pounds off, with calorie deficit and a mix of cardio and strength training remaining key contributors.
- The number of steps you need to walk a day to maintain weight loss — no, it’s not 10,000 New York Post
- Experts reveal daily steps count for dieters to avoid regaining weight The Independent
- Preventing Weight Regain: Walk this many steps daily to prevent weight regain The Times of India
- How to keep weight off — in 8,241 steps The Times
- Forget 10,000 steps... here’s how many to do to keep weight off The Telegraph
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